backing

Example Sentences

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The ChatGPT developer got its biggest backing from Amazon.com as it looks to lessen its dependence on Microsoft.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

New polling from YouGov suggests growing support for nuclear energy in Scotland, with the majority of people now backing it as part of the country's energy supply.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

China's backing on this is "very important," says Zhu Yongbiao, a Middle East expert and director of the Centre for Afghanistan Studies at Lanzhou University.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

No one needed his blessing to enter the race, or his backing to sustain their candidacy.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Ms. Andrews’s eyebrows rise, and she kind of leans into her jungle of plants like they’re backing her up on this meeting.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz